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you're a part of this law, literally in charge of this law. should you be any different than the americans out there losing their health insurance? >> i'm part of the 95% with affordable eligible health care coverage. >> most americans aren't available to them. why will you not agree -- >> i'm not eligible for the exchange because i have coverage in -- >> you can decide to drop your coverage of your employer. you have the choice to decide not to choose -- >> that the not true, sir. >> members of congress are now part of the exchange thanks to an amendment that was added by congress but i'm not eligible. >> with all due respect. >> if i have affordable coverage in my workplace, i'm not eligible to go into the marketplace, that's part of the law. >> madam secretary, i would encourage you to be just like the american people and enter the exchange and agree to find a way -- >> it's illegal. i would like to show you an advertisement going on in colorado right now. this is an advertisement that a board member of the colorado exchange put forward, do
you're a part of this law, literally in charge of this law. should you be any different than the americans out there losing their health insurance? >> i'm part of the 95% with affordable eligible health care coverage. >> most americans aren't available to them. why will you not agree -- >> i'm not eligible for the exchange because i have coverage in -- >> you can decide to drop your coverage of your employer. you have the choice to decide not to choose -- >> that...
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it is the difficulty over the health law. is >> host: this is disingenuous to say summer esth a pre-existingget ine do condition can no gete e surance does the is heard the problem of those who are losing insurance they havelled i held for a long time. but items are wrong? and seems like an excuse to countless lives since whenesidet you lose your insurance and like the head to have lostn. your doctor and the president has lied.port, that was from michigan is now florida is on the line for those with individual coverage. good morning. >> caller: state you for taking my call. of name-calling for my son who will turn 50 and they were paying $800 per monthkids a for both of them for coverage. o n the kids are out of the thate. my son has just ended a five his premium alone will be$1000 blood thousand dollars per inceo month -- $1,000 per month. but what gets me is they are already in the 30% tax bracket state and federal plus others that are kept under the blanket now with, 5 te the increase of the premium of 2.5 times eddoss, un
it is the difficulty over the health law. is >> host: this is disingenuous to say summer esth a pre-existingget ine do condition can no gete e surance does the is heard the problem of those who are losing insurance they havelled i held for a long time. but items are wrong? and seems like an excuse to countless lives since whenesidet you lose your insurance and like the head to have lostn. your doctor and the president has lied.port, that was from michigan is now florida is on the line for...
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the court will obey the law. but hopefully through nudging, gentle nudging and focusing on what is in the public interest, what do we need in light of the collapse of civic education in the united states, in light of transparency and accountability, why don't you do it yourselves? >> okay. there's been a couple of questions about the notion of -- this is again involve the congress but whether the congress should adopt -- require the supreme court to adopt a code of conduct. spent should the supreme court justices be subject to such a code? >> we don't have that distinction in the state court to our state court judges are subject to the same sort of condit as the lower court judges. so i'm not sure what the rationale would be, except that -- and just let me also say that some of the complaints that have been leveled against our judges on many levels, but particularly in the court, have been politically motivated. we are a state of elected members of the judiciary, so we are in a much pricier place i think having s
the court will obey the law. but hopefully through nudging, gentle nudging and focusing on what is in the public interest, what do we need in light of the collapse of civic education in the united states, in light of transparency and accountability, why don't you do it yourselves? >> okay. there's been a couple of questions about the notion of -- this is again involve the congress but whether the congress should adopt -- require the supreme court to adopt a code of conduct. spent should...
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it is the law. and people have benefits and rights under that law, and we've got to get that information so they can make good choices for themselves and their families. >> well, thank you. it is the law, and, frankly, i find it disconcerting that my republican colleagues have done nothing but root for this law to fail for the last three and a half years. and now there's a big show here of being upset at problems with the website and keeping people from signing up for coverage fast enough. so i would just say to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, you're really on the wrong side of history here. the website will be fixed and millions of americans will be able to get quality affordable health insurance coverage through the affordable care act. and again, i thank you for being here today, madam. >> mr. pitts, chairman of the health committee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. welcome, madam secretary. have you personally tried to register or enroll on the website? >> sir, i created an early light
it is the law. and people have benefits and rights under that law, and we've got to get that information so they can make good choices for themselves and their families. >> well, thank you. it is the law, and, frankly, i find it disconcerting that my republican colleagues have done nothing but root for this law to fail for the last three and a half years. and now there's a big show here of being upset at problems with the website and keeping people from signing up for coverage fast...
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states have the right to develop their own ag laws. we must protect those rights to make sure its own agriculture production laws are protected. in section 11-3-12 of the house bill threatens states markets animal and plant protection laws. the nutrition program is also an important piece. you know, our school lunch program should be based on nutrition, making sure our kids have the healthiest lunch possible, making sure the foods they get, fresh fruits and vegetables, are an important part, but consider all forms because it should be based on nutrition for our kids. that's something i'm looking forward to seeing in the bill as well as well as work requirements i believe the house bill is the first reform to the snap program since 1996 encouraging able bodied individuals of working age to seek employment. let's get people back to work and utilize america's precious resources to help those in the greatest need. mr. chairman, i yield back. it's an honor to be on the committee. >> the gentleman yields back the balance of his time, and the
states have the right to develop their own ag laws. we must protect those rights to make sure its own agriculture production laws are protected. in section 11-3-12 of the house bill threatens states markets animal and plant protection laws. the nutrition program is also an important piece. you know, our school lunch program should be based on nutrition, making sure our kids have the healthiest lunch possible, making sure the foods they get, fresh fruits and vegetables, are an important part,...
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all the while, upholding our most cherished values and the rule of law. fidelity, bravery, integrity. that is your motto. today, we're here to welcome a remarkable new leader for this remarkable institution, one who lives those principles out every single day. before i get to jim, i want to thank all of the predecessors here today. we're grateful for your service. i have to give a special shout out to bob mueller who served longer than he was supposed to. but he was such a extraordinary leader through some of the most difficult times we have had in national security. i consider him a friend. i am so grateful for him being here today. thank you very much. [applause] jim has dedicated his life to defending our laws, to making sure all americans can trust our justice system to protect their rights and well-being. he is the grandson of a beat cop. he is the prosecutor who helped bring down the gambinos. he is the relentless attorney who helped to stem the bloody tied of gun violence, wipeout white-collar time, deliver justice to terrorists. it is just about i
all the while, upholding our most cherished values and the rule of law. fidelity, bravery, integrity. that is your motto. today, we're here to welcome a remarkable new leader for this remarkable institution, one who lives those principles out every single day. before i get to jim, i want to thank all of the predecessors here today. we're grateful for your service. i have to give a special shout out to bob mueller who served longer than he was supposed to. but he was such a extraordinary leader...
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this is part of the tension in this law. a lot of folks like ray are going to see they are paying more. he raises a good point. why is this costing more? what is going on here? is estate required some of these mandates so what i'm hearing from actuaries is that part of it is having to add additional benefits imparted and part of it is lowering the family deductible. maybe the out of pocket max is going to go down and over the course of years you may be potentially vulnerable to as many caused by the big part of it for what actuaries are telling me now insurers have to take everybody. they didn't have to take people with pre-existing medical conditions before. they could charge them a lot more. they could exclude their medical conditions from coverage but now starting january 1 the law says they can't do that anymore. they are building into their rates the fact they had to take all comers. someone like you and your wife are probably healthy and you had a lower rate as a result of that and you will be brought to more than aver
this is part of the tension in this law. a lot of folks like ray are going to see they are paying more. he raises a good point. why is this costing more? what is going on here? is estate required some of these mandates so what i'm hearing from actuaries is that part of it is having to add additional benefits imparted and part of it is lowering the family deductible. maybe the out of pocket max is going to go down and over the course of years you may be potentially vulnerable to as many caused...
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first, these laws remove the common law duty to retreat. this as a result of emboldening individuals to escalate confrontation opposed to an alternative rule that deescalates confrontation and duty to retreat implies duty to faithfully retreat. the shift of the reasonable miss of one's fear. -under-par a florida-type law, the ag tore is presumed to be reasonably in fear of imminent death in his home or automobile, and this presumption aggregates the need for someone who is responsible for a homicide to affirmatively demonstrate the necessity of taking another human life. third, these laws provide immunity from criminal arrests and civil liability. this has an unintended effect of encouraging the very sort of vigil antiism that normal law presents. in the testimony, i discuss these issues as length, and also the empirical evil of -- evidence and conclude there's not a cause claim in either direction. to say stand your ground laws increases or decreases incidence of crime, the correlations there i have not found strong causal evidence, but th
first, these laws remove the common law duty to retreat. this as a result of emboldening individuals to escalate confrontation opposed to an alternative rule that deescalates confrontation and duty to retreat implies duty to faithfully retreat. the shift of the reasonable miss of one's fear. -under-par a florida-type law, the ag tore is presumed to be reasonably in fear of imminent death in his home or automobile, and this presumption aggregates the need for someone who is responsible for a...
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nancy pelosi herself said we must pass the law to find out what's in the law. as one of my colleagues mentioned this morning, let's sand around the edges. we have done some sanding around the edges, and that's due to the fact republicans have been calling attention to some of the issues that now we are becoming aware of because people are now beginning to read the law and finding out what's in it. so three programs have been completely halted since the law has passed. seven others have been repealed and have had funding rescinded and have been signed into law. that takes republicans and democrats and the president of the united states to agree to all those things for those things to happen. i think most people feel right now it's not time for any sanding to take place but to chainsaw needs to come out. so we are going to keep on and we are going to be persistent. were you working for cms on january 29th, 2010? were you part of the process in working to help implement obama care? >> i actually was not working for cms january 29, 2010. >> when did you start worki
nancy pelosi herself said we must pass the law to find out what's in the law. as one of my colleagues mentioned this morning, let's sand around the edges. we have done some sanding around the edges, and that's due to the fact republicans have been calling attention to some of the issues that now we are becoming aware of because people are now beginning to read the law and finding out what's in it. so three programs have been completely halted since the law has passed. seven others have been...
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first, these laws remove the common law duty to retreat. this as the result of emboldening of individuals to escalate confrontation as opposed to an alternative rule which would deescalate confrontation and the duty to retreat implies a duty to safely retreat. second, these laws shift the legal presumptions regarding reasonableness of one's sphere. the actor is presumed to be reasonably in fear of imminent death if he's in his home or automobile, and this presumption abrogates the need for someone who is responsible for a homicide to affirm tyly demonstrate the messty of taking another -- the necessity of taking another human life. third, these laws provide immunity from l criminal arrest and civil liability. this has the unintended effect of encouraging the very sort of vigilantism that normal ordinary law prevents. in my written testimony, i discuss these issues at length. i also analyze the extent empirical evidence, and i conclude that the data is not sufficiently robust to make a causal claim in either direction. so to say that stand y
first, these laws remove the common law duty to retreat. this as the result of emboldening of individuals to escalate confrontation as opposed to an alternative rule which would deescalate confrontation and the duty to retreat implies a duty to safely retreat. second, these laws shift the legal presumptions regarding reasonableness of one's sphere. the actor is presumed to be reasonably in fear of imminent death if he's in his home or automobile, and this presumption abrogates the need for...
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the bureaucratic nonsense and restore as a key element our immigrant heritage based on the rule of law. [applause] i can guarantee you that we would grow significantly more. third, we must acknowledge our nations lack of a strategy, a market-based strategy, on energy is holding back our economy and our citizens. we are the most energy abundant nation in the world. we have more than 100 years supply of natural gas, billions of arrows of reserves of oil, and we are truly the source of inspiration and innovation for conservation, renewables, and traditional extraction of energy. yet last year, the united states sent out $300 billion with no economic impact to pay for imported oil. toh of these billions go countries other than mexico and canada, our neighbors, that either hate us now or are politically unstable and could quickly learn to hate us in a heartbeat. the most transformative development since the internet was commercialized is the combination of two existing innovations -- or his on till drilling and hydraulic fracking. process allows us opportunities to empower people to be succ
the bureaucratic nonsense and restore as a key element our immigrant heritage based on the rule of law. [applause] i can guarantee you that we would grow significantly more. third, we must acknowledge our nations lack of a strategy, a market-based strategy, on energy is holding back our economy and our citizens. we are the most energy abundant nation in the world. we have more than 100 years supply of natural gas, billions of arrows of reserves of oil, and we are truly the source of inspiration...
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said, weosi herself must pass the law to find out what is in the law. as one of my colleagues mentioned this morning, it is just sand around the edges. we have done standing around the edges and that is due to the fact republicans have been of the attention to some issues we are now becoming aware that -- aware of because people are reading the line finding out what is in it. three programs have been completely halted since the law has passed. seven others have been repealed and had funding rescinded and they have been signed into law. that takes republicans and democrats and the president of allunited states to greet those things for those things to happen. what people feel right now, it is not time for any sanding to take place, but to change some companies to come out. we will keep on and be persistent. were you working for cns on january 29, 2010? process a part of the in working to help implement obamacare? >> i actually was not january 29 2010. >> when did you start working to implement the health care law? late februaryms of 2010. >> late februar
said, weosi herself must pass the law to find out what is in the law. as one of my colleagues mentioned this morning, it is just sand around the edges. we have done standing around the edges and that is due to the fact republicans have been of the attention to some issues we are now becoming aware that -- aware of because people are reading the line finding out what is in it. three programs have been completely halted since the law has passed. seven others have been repealed and had funding...
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and state gun permitting laws. while every state has concealed carry laws they differ on eligibility requirements. there must be a strong uniform standard to allow an individual to carry a deadly weapon. we concealed carry standards combined the "stand your ground" law's and racial profiling are a recipe for danger. we in congress must continue to work with the department of justice to monitor and evaluate the impact of these three issues and until these unjust and inherently biased laws are repealed we have a responsibility to advocate and to educate. our work will not a complete until we ensure that no one has to live with the fear of death based on his race or his age or a death that is justified by the "stand your ground" law's. i look forward to the day when every american can live knowing that the art of justice bends towards fair and unbiased laws. i yield back. >> thank you congresswoman. next up is my colleague congressman luis gutierrez. he is known as the 11th term representing the fourth congressional d
and state gun permitting laws. while every state has concealed carry laws they differ on eligibility requirements. there must be a strong uniform standard to allow an individual to carry a deadly weapon. we concealed carry standards combined the "stand your ground" law's and racial profiling are a recipe for danger. we in congress must continue to work with the department of justice to monitor and evaluate the impact of these three issues and until these unjust and inherently biased...
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laws. the notion that somehow it's the benefit african-americans or minority in the country defies the stories we have been told by both of you. innocent children, children killed in the name of self-defense. when neither instance was there evidence of aggressive or violent conduct by the victims, the young men who were shot down. professor sullivan. you've heard the arguments made. two members of the panel and a member here. about the notion that somehow african-americans should strew as a positive thing on stand your ground. what would you respond? >> i would agree with your statements, senator durbin. it's not a positive thing for anyone where citizens of the united states are running around shooting each other. whether the perpetrator is african-american, whether the victim is african-american, it really doesn't matter. we not live in a wild, wild west era any longer. private law enforcement has an effect on the country and we should leave it to trained police officials to engage in thi
laws. the notion that somehow it's the benefit african-americans or minority in the country defies the stories we have been told by both of you. innocent children, children killed in the name of self-defense. when neither instance was there evidence of aggressive or violent conduct by the victims, the young men who were shot down. professor sullivan. you've heard the arguments made. two members of the panel and a member here. about the notion that somehow african-americans should strew as a...
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but his -- after graduating from law school in 1965, he joined a very prestigious law firm in jackson, mississippi. and in less than two years, he became a partner of that law firm. which is remarkable. but it speaks well of his acumen in the law and just being a nice person. his break from public service didn't last long, though. from the navy, he ran for congress in 1972 and served in the house for six years before running for the senate. he served as chairman of the republican conference, the agriculture committee, the appropriations committee. throughout his time in congress, senator cochran has promoted the best interests of mississippi's citizens. and even when we're on different sides of the issue, i always respect senator cochran's service to our country and his dedication to the people of mississippi and to our country. so i congratulate him on this impressive milestone. and i appreciate most of all his friendship. the presiding officer: the question now occurs on the nomination. [inaudible] a senator: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient
but his -- after graduating from law school in 1965, he joined a very prestigious law firm in jackson, mississippi. and in less than two years, he became a partner of that law firm. which is remarkable. but it speaks well of his acumen in the law and just being a nice person. his break from public service didn't last long, though. from the navy, he ran for congress in 1972 and served in the house for six years before running for the senate. he served as chairman of the republican conference,...
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are exceeding the limit that is in the law. now you have to find a new plan and your funding is the cost a couple hundred dollars more a month which is a lot of money. this is part of the tension and a lot of folks are going to see that they are paying more and he raises a good point why is this costing more? what is going on? the state required some of these mandates. so what i am seeing from the actuaries is that part of it is having to add additional benefits and part of it is probably lowering that family deductible. going to go down a little bit. maybe the out of pocket macs over the course of the year you might not be potentially vulnerable to as many costs. but i think a bigger part of it from of the actuaries are telling me is now the insurers have to take everybody. they didn't have to take people with pre-existing medical conditions before. they could charge them a lot more. they could exclude their medical conditions from coverage that now starting on january 1st the losses they can't do that anymore so they are buil
are exceeding the limit that is in the law. now you have to find a new plan and your funding is the cost a couple hundred dollars more a month which is a lot of money. this is part of the tension and a lot of folks are going to see that they are paying more and he raises a good point why is this costing more? what is going on? the state required some of these mandates. so what i am seeing from the actuaries is that part of it is having to add additional benefits and part of it is probably...
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laws are to support a law- abiding citizens. it is bad enough for an innocent person to find herself threatened by a criminal, but to then have to worry about whether she can retreat lest she faced lawsuits -- that is too much to ask. detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife. nearly a century later, we should not demand more. any self-defense rule bears the prospect of injustice. person altercation, one may be dead and the other may do be a sleek claim of defense. zimmerman was the aggressor, then he has no soft defense rights at all. if trayvon attack zimmerman, the only question is whether zimmerman believed he was in danger, not whether he could have retreated. if zimmerman provoked the not falltion, he does under stand your ground. while anti-gun lobbyists have used that tragedy and trayvon martin to pitch all sorts of gun control laws, what they really target is the right to armed self-defense. prosecutors need to show evidence to counter claims of self-defense, not simply argue that the s
laws are to support a law- abiding citizens. it is bad enough for an innocent person to find herself threatened by a criminal, but to then have to worry about whether she can retreat lest she faced lawsuits -- that is too much to ask. detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife. nearly a century later, we should not demand more. any self-defense rule bears the prospect of injustice. person altercation, one may be dead and the other may do be a sleek claim of...
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it's written into law. it was explained by secretaries sebelius when the rule associated with that was published in 2010. however, if you are in the individual market and your insurance company changed your plan, downgraded debt your insurance has to meet the basic standards set by the affordable care act. what our job is and the failure of the website to function effectively has made this job more difficult as to make sure those americans, that portion of the 5% of the population are getting the information they need to avail themselves half of them tax credits that will make the insurance cheaper than it otherwise would be in all situations for them the insurance they have available for them is better, more quality coverage than what they are getting now. the president said in boston and again last night there would be portion of them, a portion of those individuals who will pay higher premiums at least in the front end. we are focused on of these aspects of getting this implementation on track so that am
it's written into law. it was explained by secretaries sebelius when the rule associated with that was published in 2010. however, if you are in the individual market and your insurance company changed your plan, downgraded debt your insurance has to meet the basic standards set by the affordable care act. what our job is and the failure of the website to function effectively has made this job more difficult as to make sure those americans, that portion of the 5% of the population are getting...
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officers acting under color of state law or federal law stole these without due process. so if we had a justice department that was going to do justice in such an abuse of power, the same kind that would who lly prosecute people have intimidated voters at a voting location, but that doesn't seem to be the case. anyway, the article says after the sanch began hudson said she was asked by an investigator with the coast guard investigative service if she was the same audrey hudson who had written a series of critical stories about air marshals for the washington times over the last decade. the coast guard operation under the department of homeland security. hudson said that investigator miguel bosh identified himself as a former air marshal official but it wasn't until a month later, on september 10, that hudson was informed that five files, including her hand-written and typed notes from interviews with numerous confidential sources, and other documents had been taken during the raid. quote, in particular the files included notes that were used to expose how the federal air
officers acting under color of state law or federal law stole these without due process. so if we had a justice department that was going to do justice in such an abuse of power, the same kind that would who lly prosecute people have intimidated voters at a voting location, but that doesn't seem to be the case. anyway, the article says after the sanch began hudson said she was asked by an investigator with the coast guard investigative service if she was the same audrey hudson who had written a...
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estate law. he is not a theoritician. he has actually been in court dealing with issues of housing. he understands the impacts of foreclosure, not just the macroeconomics but the personal dimension. he understands the role of financial intermediaries, banks, and housing agencies. he's been a 21-year member of the house financial services committee, so legislatively, he has been engaged and involved in every major business, financial, and housing initiative in the last two decades. and he's seen it from the perspective of a legislator. and he's earned the support of his colleagues, but also he's earned the support of his constituents and his neighbors back home. he's got the endorsement of the former republican chairman of the house financial services committee, spencer baucus, of alabama, who noted, "congressman watt has played an integral role on the financial services committee deliberations on housing policy and is known as a serious and substantive legislator n. my experience in working wit
estate law. he is not a theoritician. he has actually been in court dealing with issues of housing. he understands the impacts of foreclosure, not just the macroeconomics but the personal dimension. he understands the role of financial intermediaries, banks, and housing agencies. he's been a 21-year member of the house financial services committee, so legislatively, he has been engaged and involved in every major business, financial, and housing initiative in the last two decades. and he's...
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shame on us that we haven't passed that immigration law right now. all, i do believe it in thee dramatic premature growth rates of the united states. first and foremost we have 12 million people who are living in fear. if they had a path towards immigration -- toward citizenship, think about the new houses that would be purchased. look at the construction related to that. one of the difficulties we have and i'm sure everybody has trying to getn visas for some of the really smart foreigners who are graduating, and even undergraduate schools are having a difficult time, to be a permanent resident, maybe even become a citizen here. willthat path and process make it much more advantageous to us. it is not just a technology problem, it is a problem for many of the companies in trying to have more workers. it would be very productive workers that will stimulate the economy. they will be buying houses and adding more and more to many other whole's livelihood. the immigration bill is going to be a standard that will .et us apart as a nation to that standard,
shame on us that we haven't passed that immigration law right now. all, i do believe it in thee dramatic premature growth rates of the united states. first and foremost we have 12 million people who are living in fear. if they had a path towards immigration -- toward citizenship, think about the new houses that would be purchased. look at the construction related to that. one of the difficulties we have and i'm sure everybody has trying to getn visas for some of the really smart foreigners who...
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if we are a nation of laws. in this case they flouted the law by delaying a decision on whether to use the yucca mountain nuclear waste repository. these were all commonsense decisions, and you can probably tell from my comments that i think they were well grounded in the law and the facts, and i agree with the decision. in that case they all went against the obama administration's preferred position. but it's true the d.c. circuit has also ruled in favor of the administration's position in a number of cases. again, here's an e.p.a. decision since 2012 jeremy jacobs reports that the agency has won 60% of the cases that have been reviewed by the d.c. circuit court of appeals. 60% of the lawsuits where the environmental protection agency has been taken to court for exceeding its authority. 60% of the time the e.p.a. position has prevailed. that's a better performance than the e.p.a. had at the circuit during george w. bush's administration. in particular, the e.p.a. has scored landmark victories on cases relating
if we are a nation of laws. in this case they flouted the law by delaying a decision on whether to use the yucca mountain nuclear waste repository. these were all commonsense decisions, and you can probably tell from my comments that i think they were well grounded in the law and the facts, and i agree with the decision. in that case they all went against the obama administration's preferred position. but it's true the d.c. circuit has also ruled in favor of the administration's position in a...
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there are anti-fusion laws. there are discriminatory provisions about access to public money at the federal and state level. one of the most notorious things is access to the debate stage. as you probably know, nobody since ross perot has joined a republican or a democrat on the debate stage since 1992. host: before we move on, who is richard winger? guest: he has devoted his life to opening our political process, especially in the area of ballot access. he publishes a newsletter called "ballot access news," on blog forum at night and is available once a month in letter form. often, he is testifying in federal cases involving ballot access and that sort of thing, trying to tear down sore loser laws and this sort of thing. his entire life has been devoted to the purpose of democratizing our election system. host: here is don from new jersey, independent line. caller: i have always felt that the democrats and the republicans were like major league baseball. the american league and national league. the corporate mo
there are anti-fusion laws. there are discriminatory provisions about access to public money at the federal and state level. one of the most notorious things is access to the debate stage. as you probably know, nobody since ross perot has joined a republican or a democrat on the debate stage since 1992. host: before we move on, who is richard winger? guest: he has devoted his life to opening our political process, especially in the area of ballot access. he publishes a newsletter called...
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griffin has extensive experience in employment law. he's highly respected by his b fellow labor lawyersot on both e union and business sides. as general counsel for the nlrb, he will safeguard workingking conditions for all american workers. this week the senate will also vote on a number of other nominations, ove some of whom have been stalled for more than a year. the senate will consider a kat nomination of katherine aroundho chu let that. that is an extremely important position. she started her career in public service as an elementary schoolteacher.e wi she will be the agency's first f hispanic director.ir her desireec observe is earnest. this is what she said, and i quote: you do this public service because you have a deep passion for public good and civic engagement. that's her quote.king she's working in both the transportation areas of the department under president t clinton, served as chief of staff to labor secretary hilda solis for three years. she's eminently qualified, yet she is the first opm director to be filibustered
griffin has extensive experience in employment law. he's highly respected by his b fellow labor lawyersot on both e union and business sides. as general counsel for the nlrb, he will safeguard workingking conditions for all american workers. this week the senate will also vote on a number of other nominations, ove some of whom have been stalled for more than a year. the senate will consider a kat nomination of katherine aroundho chu let that. that is an extremely important position. she started...